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Update Hopes

The Arcana updated: let's all have a collective cheer.

Have not played it yet because I had work... But right before I get back to it... I wanted to share some of my hopes for the new update:

I want to get to see Muriel. I know of a small portion fans that really like him. I am not drawn to his sort of character, but I know there is a reason he is in this story. I want to know what he has to do with Lucio and Asra.. Please I want to know.

For there to be a session where MC and Asra try together to restore memories. You promised me last time, Asra, and boy, we just ended up kissing in the rain! I do not care if it is not successful or there would still be more work to be down after .. I want to see it because it would be good character development. If Arsa's says the MC is ready, then they might ready... In Asra we trust!

More hints of the Asra × MC relationship pre memory loss or pre Lucio's death.

The goat thing to return.

Snooping and mystery solving with Nadia

I want to know more about Julian's motivations and goals

A scene with Portia and Julian. Poor girl, she might be so confused. She first witnesses Asra's and MC's *ahem* chat at the fountain and then might find out that MC might be cuddling with her bro in the same bed. Yes, it's complicated.

More adorable Faust

For me to spin and get 1000 coins

Merry update day!

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Okay so sorted vet stuff, gotta deal with my Nana to do transport but if I book it before anyone else I can go in as soon as Friday (it's Wednesday) for the scans. The second place I called about desexing cos they do a program with a discount was insanely cheap and a little local vet so I asked anyway and yeah. Friday and it'll top out at $300 as long as there's no active injuries and things, when I mentioned it she laughed because her cat had almost the exact same thing happen but with all the ribs too because it played too rough with the dog. It had also eaten chicken bones recently, I'm seeing a trend here with naughty cats around this age doing crime and getting hurt. So yeah if it's what I'm 95% sure it is, it'll be the consult fee, then possibly sedated if she's not good about it then scanned.

They can't really do anything about it from what I've read, but knowing what's up is worth the cost. If she can hold still without sedation it saves me like $60. Anyway I can get them all desexed with the discount for cheaper than two at the other place, the lady was super nice, and they don't cap the extra animals per checkup. So the discount for additional just goes on forever. She even laughed and agreed when I jokingly said okay cool my four and I'll drag mum and hers too we'll have you as our vet now so that was really cool. It's only $73 for the consult anyway, then less for the others. Most stop at the third animal so its two full price AND it's a higher price anyway.

So desexing is cheap before the end of August, and everything else is cheap enough I can do everything I want and have merry checked out additionally and really soon. I was ready to spend $2000 for them all to get sorted and desexed and everything, and even with this extra visit it'll not be that much, so I'll throw in dental stuff which is vague since they may need more than a cleaning, and unless they're sure she's just scrawny I'll get pips thyroid checked too. She's still not gone into heat or gained enough weight. They're all very lanky though, and desexing them can slow their metabolism. So they'll fatten up once I sort that! Overall great news especially since she knew exactly what I was talking about, and every forum I panic read this morning was complaining about how much the vet didn't know. It's not uncommon but it's also not usually noticed and to this level and usually without injuries it isn't a thing, so generally while yes it's fine and normal and they'll just send me home once they verify its not serious, it's not something they encounter enough to really definitively say yeah it's okay we can't do anything especially if there's no pain so no pain meds even but it's all okay be gentle for a while and it'll fix itself.

I'm also considering asking about the process for like. Hovering around to try and be less squeamish? Like if I don't have to be fully qualified full on everything I may consider that, because yeah. I am wanting to go into medicine eventually so I may even just look into vet stuff. At the very least maybe then I can panic less when these idiots have a disproportionate reaction to things like. Giving birth, getting flea treatments, and.. falling over. But yeah also gotta track down a decent but cheap flea and worming tablet brand and take those when I get them desexed. I explained how the last lot went and how the phone was then stolen so I don't even know which stuff it was and I'd love to do it at the vet so if they do get sick we're already there and they can avoid anything getting worse or uncomfy, and she said that's fine once they wake up from the desexing they're happy to do that especially since they've had the reaction, it's just that they don't sell the tablets for fleas only drops.

So yeah! And considering like for all I'm gonna be that annoying one trying to wrangle every deal possible and trying to hide outside a window to watch the girls the whole time because no they are my babies they stay with me... their costs are really low, and they seem really happy to have changes to help even when it's not ideal or affordable on their end, like there's no way it can all be so cheap and still be profitable. So it feels good to know I've cleared $2000 to be spent on all this. If they help me pick and choose so it sticks to $2000 give or take $15, I'll just pile on the extras. And once the sorta base essentials are done I'll happily pick the lowest effort extras possible and be telling people about them every chance I get. Like... Unless they majorly botch something or send me home with the wrong cat or whatever, I am gonna happily throw money at them. And get so much value for that money I throw.

Like oh my god it's so fucking affordable comparatively. Three cats desexed for under $700. But yeah no more panic over merrys lump, I can afford the peace of mind checkup, I feel icky but not scared or anxious over the desexing and all that because that's a lot of money I'll aim for $2000 even if it's way less because why not I planned for it to be that much I can afford it it's a lot of money but like. It's affordable as fuck. Ooh gotta make sure they shave Bryns chin too and work out what's up with that, it's gunky and could be just acne but she doesn't let me get a good look so too bad it's all being shaved and dealt with lol. And the cones! Bryn didn't get one cos she had the kittens already and needed to stay clean and they'd mess with the stitches anyway. Gonna get an extra one for her so she lets her belly fur grow back instead of obsessively grooming it. It can just all be sorted and done. It's such a relief.

#a bitch rants #a bitch wont shut up #merry update

Very probably not my fault!!!! Just woke up, it's in the same place and now the panic has calmed down I was like okay no. The bones she ate were days ago and not this big it could be something else it just felt weird but it's very weirdly placed. So I just googled something poking out between cats ribs and uhhh. Later I'll call a vet, let them know I have been panicking overnight but then looked it up once I calmed because she had literally no symptoms just this and. Found a lot of results that I'd ignored last night assuming yes it's gotta be the bones. Xiphoid process or something, and. Oh my god the pictures I've found explaining it are exactly what I felt. Same spot same feeling. So I'll see about getting her checked up and everyone desexed in the next week or so if they think it could be that, since again... She's not quite as full on as she was so far but she even came to cuddle in bed and stuff. She's.... Mostly fine and normal just a bit reserved. I've also watched her wipe out on some jumps, it's very possible she fell the wrong way or was playing too rough, regardless of the how.... All I could say to explain it was it felt like bone poking out below the ribs where it's meant to be belly not bones.

This is a thing though. That little hook the fuckin xiphoid that's what I felt. I just linked it to the chicken bones because I had recently had to tell her off and steal bones from her, it made sense since like. I knew those are BAD and this wasn't something I've ever heard of. I feel way better and now it's like yeah 100% I'll get to her a vet asap or whatever but asap doesn't have to be a $500 minimum scan and hack to get something out because I was a dickhead and let her eat something bad. It's... Probably a similar price anyway depending on their scan costs and then more cos I'll book everyone for a checkup at once but for something that. Has many people complaining about it being a thing in their one year old cats. Mine is just over a year old! It might not be my fault! And it isn't hurting her like at all except when I picked her up. So I can simply not do that. She's fine probably AND it isn't my fault. Also cats are wild why would you have that bone there it is solely there to scare me. It felt so fucking bad and serious but I didn't know there's a bone there that sometimes just. Sticks out. I just assumed okay nothing other than normal stuff has happened. Only the bones being crunched, and now she has a weird stabby thing. She's not in pain it can't be like a break or anything. And this would be why she was eating. It's not.... Anything related to the bones. She probably ate a piece or two and digested it no problems. Gonna research this more then try to get more sleep than an hour lol cos it seems like this and unless it seems more like serious than it does so far... It can wait a few hours. A day or two even. 100% this is all it is and that'll be why it felt so neutral not dread. It's not good but it's also... More uncomfy than painful and more annoying than anything if it stays there for good. Either way she's fine. I didn't hurt her by... Eating food and keeping it out of reach of 3 out of 4 cats. Now it's like. Apart from her discomfort or pain it's fine it's not an issue. And she's clearly not in pain just discomfort and adjusting to it she's still jumping around and playing and eating fine. God I hate cat bodies why do you do these things to me oh my GOD

#a bitch rants #a bitch wont shut up #merry update #i was like great ive killed my baby but no. cat body structures and her clumsiness mildly injured my baby #god i can think and breathe again

Didn't get a good clean shot of it BUT. As their poop goes it was a healthy enough diarrhoea apart from the weird bit, and as I sorta checked her out I noticed clean paws not even litter on them, she always steps in it a tiny bit when she does a runny one cos she's dumb. I got a poke she was sitting weird so I could be wrong but it seems to have moved sideways and down a bit, and it isn't poking out as far. So even if it was her poop, she's normal level sleepy and grumpy to a reasonable level for someone being poked and obsessed over. I've told mum it's up to her now so I can shift the responsibility until morning so I can sleep. She's asleep anyway but yeah.

Since nothing that's happened is inherently good or bad by their standards I can't make a choice either way. Even if it was hers.. she's clearly got something going on. That'd make it watery on a good day. It was a tiny amount of black and again... Not really looking like anything bad just weird. And she curled up so I couldn't double check but it honestly feels like it's moving just... The slow way. Uncomfy and a bit stressful but not hurting her. Because it isn't as far or where it was it feels even softer. You know when something feels sharp or thin under skin, and that felt fairly rounded to begin with. I did a gentle sorta circle around it with light pressure and yeah. Wasn't firm enough to tell if it's likely to move or not because I am very decidedly not a vet and won't risk it. I was right with pressing the kitten who didn't make it in Bryn though, I have a weirdly good handle on these things and again. Im anxious and panicky but there's no dread. It feels like it could get bad but right now it's not.

She played, she maybe pooped, she's super warm from the heater and running around and is napping. If it wasn't just how she was sitting it's moving through her and it's just been sitting that way because of where it is in her system not because it's like cutting itself free or whatever dramatic cat killing situation I was picturing. Because it's sitting at a different spot and pointing more sideways than down now. Not by a crazy amount but enough that reasonably... Yeah. It's been a few hours since I poked it last. She's moved around a lot and eaten and both help digestion. It would make sense for it to have moved a bit.

In the morning (or whenever I wake up) I'll check again and go from there. But behaviourally... No grumpier than she would be any other time I poke and prod and watch her. She's eating. It's a 25% chance she's pooping even if it wasn't a solid one. She's played and hunted and hissed at Sammie then snuggled me a bit while I stood there and scritched her.. didn't purr but wasn't in a super happy situation and also purring is a healing thing so no purring is a nice neutral factor, she isn't needing to try and feel better and heal up she isn't angry or stressed she's just. Meh. And again I was prodding and bugging her. Generally it's all pretty good neutral news even if yes the poop is non scary strike one. If there's three we go in. If there's one or two scary ones we super go in. But yeah. The only change I've noticed that isn't possibly just the day and the fact that Sammie is starting heat so she's grumpy and giving Sammie space with me is the lump itself. And yeah it feels like it's moved and generally wasn't sharp, no visible pain reaction, and it felt like if I pushed harder yes she'd have reacted cos ouch my belly hurts but it'd feel relatively mobile. She's just digesting something that's a weird shape, as far as I can tell. It's concerning but she's a skinny cat. It'd be way less noticeable in a fatter cat, it's all just weird unfortunate circumstances.